Category: Economy
India in a ‘sweet spot’, GDP growth to top 7% this fiscal year: FICCI President
India is “in a sweet spot” to sustain growth, and the GDP is expected to expand by over 7 per cent this financial year on…
Need to ensure strong data confidentiality, effective use of shared info: Revenue Secy
Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava on Tuesday said countries need to work towards ensuring strong data confidentiality systems and also make sure that information shared under…
Capex cuts to offset tax shortfalls, Govt on track for fiscal targets of FY26: Goldman Sachs
The Central government is expected to meet its fiscal deficit target for FY26 by cutting back on capital expenditure to offset potential shortfalls in income…
India’s October-November sugar output rises 43% on higher recovery rates
India’s sugar production in the first two months of the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1, rose 43% from a year earlier, driven by…
The deviance in risk-free yields in India: What is driving the wedge?
India’s long-term government bond yields have risen since June and remain elevated despite a troika of favourable factors—continued monetary easing, exceptionally low inflation and soft…
China’s pricing power is undercutting India’s export dreams
India’s October 2025 export data presents a paradox. On the surface, electronics exports surged 19%, led by a robust $2.4 billion in smartphone shipments. Yet,…
Digitalisation, new financial products call for timely global tax info exchange: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said with the growing digitalisation of the economy and emergence of new financial products, countries globally will have to…
RBI likely to keep repo rate unchanged at 5.50% in December policy: BoB
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain the repo rate at 5.50 per cent in its upcoming monetary policy announcement on Friday,…
Parliament Winter Session: Finance Minister Sitharaman moves two bills for new cess on tobacco and other ‘sin goods’
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two new bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the existing compensation cess under goods and…
November GST mop-up grows slowest in fiscal due to rates revamp
New Delhi: India’s gross goods and services tax (GST) collection increased a modest 0.7% year-on-year in November to ₹1.70 lakh crore, the lowest so far…